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Google TV homescreen adding Sling TV integration on Chromecast in first expansion past YouTube TV

June 8, 2021
For live TV streaming customers, one of the best parts of Google TV is its homescreen guide. However, that “Live” tab has, to date, only worked with YouTube TV. Now, Google TV is adding homescreen integration for Sling TV. Rolling out starting this week*, Chromecast with Google TV is adding Sling as an option for the “Live” tab on the homescreen. This allows Sling TV owners to access the…
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EGEB: Hitachi ABB debuts power products for floating offshore wind

June 8, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Hitachi ABB Power Grids launches transformer products for offshore floating wind farms. Turbine installation is complete at Denmark’s largest wind farm, the offshore Kriegers Flak. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so…
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Tesla loses head of energy operations

June 8, 2021
Tesla’s head of energy operations has left the company amid an important growth phase for the ‘Tesla Energy’ division. RJ Johnson RJ Johnson was a US Army officer who graduated from West Point in civil engineering. When leaving the service in 2007, he joined NextEra…
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Waymo and Cruise hope to charge for autonomous rides in California [update]

June 8, 2021
Autonomous rideshare rivals Waymo and Cruise have both reportedly applied for permits to charge passengers for self-driving rides in the San Francisco Bay area. Some of the applications are still under review, but it could be a major step toward autonomous rideshare vehicles operating as commonplace soon. June 7 update: As of June 4, Cruise has been authorized by the CPUC to provide driverless…
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SpaceX Dragon delivers solar arrays to the International Space Station

June 8, 2021
An uncrewed SpaceX Dragon CRS-22 cargo ship launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on June 3 and arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) two days later. It was carrying, among many other things, two new solar arrays that will power the ISS. Jacksonville-headquartered Redwire Space is an aerospace manufacturer and space infrastructure technology company.
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